- Madagascar Cuckoo
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Madagascar Cuckoo Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae Genus: Cuculus Species: C. rochii Binomial name Cuculus rochii
Hartlaub, 1863The Madagascar Cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), also known as the Madagascar Lesser Cuckoo, is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. Though it breeds only in Madagascar, it spends the non-breeding season in a number of East African countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia.
Description
The Madagascar Cuckoo is a small, slim cuckoo, measuring 28 cm (11 in) in length.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2009). Cuculus rochii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 11 October 2011.
- ^ Morris, Pete; Hawkins, Frank (1998). Birds of Madagascar: A Photographic Guide. Mountfield, East Sussex, UK. p. 188. ISBN 1-873403-45-3.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Cuculus
- Cuculiformes stubs
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